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I want to talk about a new initiative I am working on today in bringing together sort of a podcast mastermind group. Then I want to prime that by giving my potential solutions for the current flawed system of so called “public” education. There is no doubt that the modern education system is in trouble, in decline and headed off the rails. Part of me is very excited about this, there is another part of me though that understands a fundamental truth. The death of any system is a death of a mechanism of control, so its death will create … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on insulation, nutrition, ham radio, building ponds, homeschooling, solutions to the big problems and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you … Continue reading →

I would say that the most current crises of CoVid and the Riots should be the final nail in the coffin if you have not already seen the writing on the wall. Life in large cities is just not a good life for humans, it is no longer necessary to make a good living and truthfully it just keeps getting worse. And as the title indicates as bad as they are, they really are not the final straw as that really fell long ago. Large scale high density cities are in my view at best a failed experiment and at … Continue reading →

Xavier Hawk co founded a Home Health agency in FL in 2001 which he sold a couple years ago. He taught homesteading and survival on his farm in 2012 and went on to become the first person in the world to architect an asset backed crypto currency called permacredits in 2014. He was also the first person to negotiate a blockchain solution with a nation. He worked with the chief architect of the Euro on Phireon building a currency and self governance system to end poverty. He’s lectured at Oxford’s Saïd business school, the world economic forum, and given keynotes … Continue reading →

Geoff Lawton is a Permaculture consultant, designer and teacher. He first took his Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course in 1983. He holds a Diploma in Permaculture Education, Design, Implementation, System Establishment, Administration and Community Development. Both of these were awarded by the founder of Permaculture, Bill Mollison. Geoff has undertaken thousands of jobs teaching, consulting, designing, administrating and implementing, in 6 continents and close to 50 countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non-government organizations and multinational companies. He has currently educated over 15,000 students in Permaculture worldwide. These include graduates of the … Continue reading →

I was told today that I needed to do less about plants and yes, this is a quote, “Jack, Don’t mean to sound negative, but our country is burning down!! I know you get excited about new plants. We need to concentrate on proven things now. Time to get back to basics!!” I have to say I was up in the air about what to discuss today until I got this email and it shoved me right into plants and food preservation. While not what the guy meant, what other than that is a proven thing that is part of … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on shifts, business, power tools, construction, local food, pond building, civil war and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the … Continue reading →

Joseph Simcox was awesome on yesterday’s show and after talking to him I looked up more of his stuff. I found this amazing 3 part garden tour on YouTube and listened to all of it and selected 12 plants inspired by it for today’s show. This stuff is right up my alley and I know it is for many of you. While you have heard me talk about some of these before many of them are brand new to TSP for sure. Finding a new plant that provides food, fiber, medicine, etc. is like finding a new gem. In many … Continue reading →

Joseph Simcox is the ” Botanical Explorer” he has traveled the world for decades documenting the world’s wild and domesticated edible plants. His work has taken him to more than 125 countries, and he and his team have led more than 500 expeditions in the pursuit of personally tracking, down eating and recording the edible plants of the world. His premise is that humans “conquered the globe by intelligently discerning what plants they could eat that allowed our ancient ancestors to expand their populations and dominate the world. Simcox believe that the mankind’s future depends on understanding what humans past … Continue reading →

I wanted to get off this subject today but the mounting evidence that almost everything we did was wrong is coming though like a massive dam broke at this point. We have more studies saying asymptomatic spread is not likely, we have a conclusive trend in Sweden with no massive death spike coming. We have more antibody testing being reported, we have had states now open for three weeks without a massive second wave, and on and on it goes. The key here is I want to continue to help this audience understand what it can do to protect itself … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on truth, tires, power tools, word press, berm sheds, covid treatment, graduation and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the … Continue reading →

We have reached a point where the cure is more dangerous then the disease and I feel it is getting worse daily. Right now I feel every day we stay shut down will add 10 days to the time needed to rebound and that number is going to continue to grow. John Pugliano and I have been trading some thoughts on this so I asked him to come on air today for a frank and broad discussion on what the future may hold. Join us today for a stark look at what may be the worse self inflected wound in … Continue reading →

Derek is a researcher and educator at Rutgers University in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. He’s currently working on his PhD there, where his focus in on helping college students with mental health issues. Derek also hosts a podcast at the College Student Success Podcast, where he’s had Jack on as his guest in the past. He joins us today to discuss ways to improve your mental health from a self-reliance/preparedness standpoint. Today Derek attempts to simplify mental health, treatment/rehabilitation for our audience, to give you very concrete ideas/steps on what you can do for yourself if you need help, … Continue reading →

Two guys I really like (Vin Armani and Pete Quinones) have been trading some thoughts on counter economics recently. Pete said something like, “Any strategy to defeat the expanding technocracy that does not include counter-economics should be rethought, or abandoned.” Which Vin responded to with, “A successful countereconomics strategy won’t defeat the expanding technocracy, but it will enable individuals to avoid the worst of its effects.” My response to Vin was, “Bingo! Agorism is not going to save the world, it is innate to the human condition. It is something you do, not something you create as a system. It … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on CoVid, concealed carry, gardening, aquatics, rabbits, college, hydroponics and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming. Join … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on inverters, solar, financial freedom, fillet knives, electrical troubleshooting, gun, economics and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best … Continue reading →

New normal is a phrase being tossed around a lot lately. I find it usually used to get the sheep in line. When the market crashed in 08, dolts like Susie Orman used it to explain to you why you should now work until you are 75 or 80 to retire. Proving that she was totally useless to anyone who had not already figured it out. Today “new normal” seems designed to condition you to expect to be locked in your own home for at least a few years and that life has changed forever. Never mind that humanity has … Continue reading →

Michael Walsh is a long-time listener to the show and works as a farm insurance underwriter. He is not an agent and doesn’t have a policy to sell you. His goal today is to educate us on insurance for the home and homestead to make informed decisions. He joins us today to discuss insurance for the home and homestead Essentially, many listeners to the show have designed a lifestyle in the gray areas. They kind-of farm; if they don’t it often looks like it. They probably run a business…. well maybe it’s just a hobby. Unfortunately, insurance is designed for … Continue reading →

I am gonna say it isn’t really a true buyer’s market right now, not based on the prices I see. It is much more so than it was 18 months ago but super great deals are not everywhere, YET. Yet? Yes yet! They are coming and I am going to discuss why the market is always good for smart buyers all the time anyway. That said, trust me, the recovery no matter how good it is, if it is the best one we can hope for will take time. During that time people will need to sell, not want to, … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on laws, covid treatment, censorship, anarchy, organic hydroponics, meat shortages, cooking, chickens and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on lifestyle design, lighting, remdesivir, farmstead income, CSA models, solar power, generators, permaculture, education and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give … Continue reading →

I have made spot on calls about CoVid and frankly I blew a big one. It was of course how draconian the government response to it would become. While the government is doing exactly what I said they would do in a pandemic almost a decade ago, the current virus is not something that warrants such a response. That was my opinion early on and it is now my opinion at the current time. I remained open to being wrong though. The early death rates looked horrifying, like really bad. The models were even worse. It seemed without lock downs … Continue reading →

Ben is a chiropractic physician that was on the show on episode 2033. He is focused on the human being as a whole and the ecosystem of Planet Earth and how working together is the only viable way to not only survive but to thrive. Ben started listening to the survival podcast in July 2008 while going to chiropractic college in Davenport, Iowa. He lived 5 miles from college rode his bike to collage. It took him depending on the season between 15 and 45 minutes to get to college. He used that time to listen to the survival podcast … Continue reading →

CoVid is not over, the immediate infections will continue for a time, while the total lock downs are an over reaction, the threat is real, especially for those in high risk groups. While I don’t think there will be a “second wave” worse than the first wave, some up tick after lifting lock downs will likely occur. A return in fall is likely, again the entire doomsday worse than ever nonsense should stop, but some return is also possible. Worse we now know what government will do. We all need to be prepping right now for our own personal recovery … Continue reading →

This year I think I have had more questions about my Miyagi Ponds (wood framed ponds made with a drop in liner) then I have in all years combined since installing my first one 4 years ago. I don’t know if more people are watching “the YouTube” now due to CoVid or what, but I realized it has been a while since we discussed this topic. I was in fact going to discuss some of it on the feedback show Thursday but we ran out of time, I also realized it really does not fit well in a 10 minute … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on knives, CoVid, mead, cottage food laws, tools, economics, investing and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on CoVid Treatments, getting outside, vacuum sealing, hydroponics, aquatics, gardening, economics and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em … Continue reading →

Tim Cook has been a listener to TSP since 2013, is very active in the Facebook forum and occasionally spends time on zello. He is one of those weirdos that loves the cold and really doesn’t mind the heat. He gave up working for the man two years ago. At the encouragement of his wife Becky, he turned his side hustle into a full time gig. Together with the help of their 10 year old twin girls, they run All-Seasons Maintenance. A small town handyman/odd job business in the frozen tundra that is East Central Alberta. Tim joins us today … Continue reading →

Shelby DeVore is an animal expert, avid gardener and the founder of the website Farminence. Shelby has a bachelor’s degree in Animal and Dairy science, a Master’s degree in Agriculture and Natural resources management. Before founding Farminence, Shelby taught high school agriculture courses. She has taught courses covering a wide variety of agricultural topics, including plant and soil science, hydroculture, greenhouse management, large animal science, small animal science, poultry science, natural resources management and wildlife biology. She has over 20 years of experience raising livestock and gardening. She currently lives with her husband and two (soon to be three!) children … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1812- The Twelve Planks of Modern Survivalism – 8 Years Later and was originally published on June 21st, 2016. The following are the original show notes from that episode.. In 2008 when I founded TSP I wanted to be able to hang my hat on something truly original, rather than be another also ran. The goal was to build an audience not to siphon it from the markets of others. I thought about my personal philosophy and drilled it down to 12 … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on motivation, UTVs, permaculture education, supplements, generators, oil prices, ETFs, aquaculture and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best … Continue reading →

Stay home and save lives! It is the creed we are all supposed to follow. Apparently if I go out and walk by myself in the woods at a local park, what I am doing is akin to shooting an old person in the face. According to Governor Gretchen “MeMaw” Whitmer I guess all of Texas is killing people because you can buy seeds and a garden hose when you are at Walmart which is already open and full of people anyway? My problem with the lock down strategy is it is ignoring facts in preference to catch phrases, something … Continue reading →

Roger Rodriguez is from a military family having been raised on military bases around the world and the U.S. He is also a former Marine having served as an infantryman from 91 to 95. From there a real estate centered work period began involving the buying, remodeling and selling of residential properties. Currently Roger is working with a fellow TSP community member in a small animal ranch. Bountiful Acres raises poultry and rabbits and processes them onsite to sell to restaurants and the local farmers market. He joins us today to discuss how Bountiful Acres built a processing facility in … Continue reading →

Matt Kleopfer joins us today to discuss homeschooling and finding your why as a home school parent. Matt grew up as a stereotypical midwest farm kid, but like most decided to ditch the farm for a college indoctrination and pursued music and education. After 2 college degrees, Matt grabbed his helmet and shovel and headed for the trenches of public government education in a small rural Kansas town. After spending 5 years in the government school scene, Matt noticed some very alarming patterns. By this time he and his wife had four kids and were looking for an alternative. It … Continue reading →

I did a lot of work this weekend and wore myself out pretty good. Rather than a structured show I am going to just discuss a few different topics. Some stuff on CoVid specifically a new potential treatment and some new results about anti body testing and random infection rates that seem to surprise everyone but me. I am also going to discuss some of the things I have been doing at my place. Two new hydroponics systems are now installed, the new gardens are off to a good start and the place is green as green gets. Sadly the … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on HAM radio, sourdough starters, honey, permaculture, lifestyle design, Covid, optics and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best … Continue reading →

Let’s start out with this, today’s show is not “since there is a pandemic you should run to a bug out location, or go buy one”. Rather we have discussed bugging in (what everyone is doing) and bugging out (what only those with very well prepped BOLs are doing right now) many times. As I thought about our old property in Arkansas I began to consider what it would be like if we still lived there right now. I also started thinking what if we had not sold it when we left? Would we go up there right now? My … Continue reading →

Daniel is a TSP listener since the Jetta days. He worked in a Family business in construction & HVAC for 30 years. He worked as IT manager for 6 years before his job was outsourced during the great recession of 2018. He Took 2 years out of the matrix to live off grid and grow 100% of his food and get his thoughts gathered during this uncertain but peaceful time. Daniel have been involved hydroponics, aquaponics, and permaculture for 15+ years and digital marketing for 2 years. Daniel started alternative building for people he meet at workshop because most workshops … Continue reading →

Emma Biggs is a 14-year-old gardener and garden communicator. Emma raised over 130 tomato varieties in her Toronto garden in 2019—gardening in containers, in straw bales on a driveway, in a neighbor’s yard, in wicking beds under a walnut tree, and on the garage roof. Her garden is the source of many of her stories—and the source of produce that she sells in her neighborhood. Emma gives talks at libraries, seed exchanges, garden clubs, and garden shows. She is the co-host of The Garage Gardeners Radio Show, and co-host of kids gardening videos on the From Dirt to Dishes gardening … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on passion, hydroponics, strategic relocation, aquatics, food preservation, ag for profit and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on finance, economics, exercise, health, permaculture, hiking, sharpening knives, CoVid-19 and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance … Continue reading →

John Bush began his career in activism in 2002 questioning the official account of what happened on 9/11 and speaking out against the wars in the Middle East. He was introduced to libertarianism by the good Dr. Ron Paul in 2007. As he learned of anarchism and agorism he focused his energies on promoting alternative institutions like cryptocurrency and mutual aid groups. His interest in natural health led him to discover kratom and CBD, a natural remedy which he sells through his company Brave Botanicals. As of late he has been promoting self-growth and entrepreneurial strategies and helping people to … Continue reading →

Michael Whisler grew up in the suburbs of Central Indiana. He discovered his passion for the outdoors at age 17, on his first backpacking trip in Colorado. He then took his new passion to Indiana University, where he got his B.S. in Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology. As part of his studies, Whisler participated in the “Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Program” (C.O.R.E.) and was awarded Student of the Year in 2013, and hired back as an “Assistant Instructor” the following year. Whisler has held various other jobs during college, including: Outdoor Education and Gardening Program Leader” for the … Continue reading →

While I may frame the show today in regard to the current crisis it is all upbeat and optimistic, and the reason is there is a lot to be optimistic about. I am going to start with how a 60 readiness plan works, why if you have one you should be in great shape right now. I am going to talk about strategic planing and utilization of things like the the “payroll protection” provision of the CAREs act and building a business right now, yea right now. Yet I am also going to talk about the hands on things I … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on diet, hydroponics, aquaponics, airsoft, guns, food storage, exercise, CoVid, economics and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em … Continue reading →

Today it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on septic systems, bow frame greenhouses, Covid, business, bees, real estate, cooking and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the … Continue reading →

Yesterday we talked about keeping a dairy cow. Not gonna lie, just for the butter and cheese, I’d love to but it is not in the cards for me. I am thinking about a neighbor that raises beef and wondering if some consortium of neighbors can be set up with a cow share, but that is for another day. I want to talk to you guys today about various back yard smaller livestock. Like chickens, ducks, rabbits, quail, pigeons, turkeys and fish. Odds are almost anyone can keep one or two of these. I personally see it being way easier … Continue reading →

I have a very important update on CoVid and possible treatments today then we get into our main much happier topic, keeping a family cow. Aust and K Martin have been homesteading with their family of 7 for the past decade. Together they raise all of their families meat, eggs, and milk. Working with Mini Jersey Cattle Aust and K are able to enjoy the wonderful life of Keeping a Family Milk Cow and still enjoy family life, spending time with their young children, traveling, and living off the land. They share their farm fresh adventures on their website thisishomesteady.com, … Continue reading →

Many preppers are now looking at their stock piles and while they don’t necessarily need to go into long term storage they are using some of it and pondering say another 30-60 days of limited availability and restricted movement. Keith Snow reached out about doing a show on cooking with your preps and I thought it was a great idea. Keith is a long term friend of TSP and served on the expert council for a number of years. For those that don’t know him thought, here is his bio. Chef Keith Snow is the author of The Harvest Eating … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on corona virus treatments, fun stuff, the stimulus, hydroponics, composting, business, water filters, quail, air rifles and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the … Continue reading →